RR
wi { OLD SERIES XL
S NEW SERIES XX
THE CENTRE REPORTER.
FRED KURTZ. ... Editor.
Gen. Beaver has concluded to attend
the inauguration.
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Philadelphia newspapersare now more
crowded with advertisements than at
any other period of the year.
The Republican papers say the Presi
dent has the gout, They are terribly
afraid he may take a little more of th
GO-OUT.
Alf Ap
A war is being waged: against railroa:
companies by the press 10 have coa
stoves taken out of coaches and steam
used instead for heating + rposes.
The Republican place
knock Gov. Beaver off crutches in
their greed for the few ¢ppointments he |
has to make. He has 400 «pplicants for
40 places,
okers almost
The long and short of it is thus giver
by an exchange :
After all the railroads do not care hai’
as much about the long bsul and about
the short baul as they do abouts big
haul.
The public debt was redsced nine mil-
lions during the month of December.
It’s about time taxes are reduced; with
a wiping out of the debt, there is less
need of wringing money from an over
taxed people.
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Out of a lump “of anthracite coal the
following useful substances sare extract
ed : gas, pitch, ammonia, water, tar, creo-
sote, naphtha, benzine, aniline, and tol-
uene. the latter yielding 8 saccharine
matter, sweeter than sugar.
In New York they are talking of mak-
ing Conkling a U. 8. Senator by the aid
of Danocrats. Republicans joining with
¢}.. Democrats to do it. Since a Demo-
crab can not be elected t would not be
a bad move to put Con ; thers, he'd
make it hot for some fo is
A Bellefonte correspondent of the |
Pittsburg Times says that the head con |
tre of the Bohemian oats business has
disappeared, leaving farmers in the lurch
Why of course, exactly as we prophe-
sied. Next he'll bob up some where as
a candidate for a county office.
The Philadelphia Enquirer is responsi:
ble for the statement that, ata recen!
meeting of the stockholders of the South
Pennsylvania railroad it was decided
go ahead and build the road, and that
active operations will be begun ai once,
so that road will probably be finished
within a year.
a
The Republican caucus bas nominated
Quay for Senator. This will make Penn-
sylvania the mute state in the United
States Senate. Neither Cameron nor
Quay can make a halfminute’s speech,
The poor yet great state P nnsylvania!
the most insignificant iit © common.
wealths overshadow her ‘or ‘alent in the
most august assembly o tie world,
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The Louisville Courier Journal is just
too cruel when it muses like this :
“When after the last great day, some
leading angel shall say, ‘Well Gabriel,
have you got em all ap” that mighty
trumpeter shall wearily respond, ‘Yea,
verily, except a few Repubiican office-
holders in Washington, aad | have blown
in vain to them for twenty four hours
They'l never come off.”
BE ci tp AIS MS
The proposition to remove the court
house of Perry county from New Bloom-
field to Newport has again been raised,
and it is said will be pressed with great
vigor in the near future. The citizens
of that, and the county, mach the most
popuious, claim that the lack of railroad
facilities to the county seat isa great
hardship to them on account of the ex-
pense and inconvenienc~ of travel.
- a at
The Eastern question a ongthe stale
est things agoing inthe ays. Most of
the fighting thus far has been done by
the sensational and enterprising dailies
who receive their share of the spoils.
If they intend to have a littl) “set-to”
across the water, we say let her go. If
they don't do any more damage this year
than last we'l have the thing done up in
the newspapers about the samp a8 ever.
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Our neighbor, of the Gaswilt, has sus-
tained a severe loss by the fire on Sun-
day. The entire office, presses, material,
books, ete., have been burned, We sym-
pathize with Messrs. Ca. ‘dy & Fiedler,
as the insurance does r = pear cover
what the flames devoure: Persons who
were subscribers should agort tbe fact
at once, as the list is buned 100.
Gazette will make its appeamnce
in a few weeks, as soon as ofher materi
al can be had. Having “gone through
the fire” the new Gazette will no doubt.
make its appearance “purified,” snd ro
sy cheeked as a bride. May it get on
yt
its feet again right earl
journalistic play.
GOV. PATTISON'S MESSAGE.
Gov. Pattison in his message says that
while the income from the 3-mill tax
bas not been so great as was expected,
owing to imperfect assessment and oth-
er causes, it still realized over half a
paillion dollars in excess of the annual
hverage. The State. he thinks, should
dispense with the receipts from taverns,
eating-houses, &c., and aliow the coun-
This would
enable the abolition of the offices of
mercantile appraisers, which he charac-
terizes unnecessary and burdensome.
The message strongly advocates the
taxation of personal property, and says
that now real estate contributes four-
fifths of all revenue raised, which is an
indefensible act of injustice. The Gov-
ernor urges that a law be framed by
which the entire cost of State govern-
ment shall be met by taxation upon
corporations, thus allowing taxation up
on other forms of personal property to
go to the counties.
The message advocates the abolition
of the State and private banking houses
of the Commonwealth, the abolition of
the fee system as applied to payment of
officers and the abolition of the poll:
tax.
The message is emphatic in favor of a
high-license system and strongly indor-
ses sivil-service reform as now practised
by the national Government.
The Governor says that a thorough in-
vestigation gmade of certain newspa-
per allegations of neglect, inhumanity
and corruption in the care and mainten-
ance of the soldiers’ orphans supported
in the various orphans schools at the
expense of the State convinced him of
the truth of the charges.
The Governor calls attention to two
judicial proceedings instituted by the
Attorney-General to enforcc the provis-
ions of the Constitution governing rail-
road corporations. One of these pro-
ceedings, the Governor says, was begun
for the purpose of preventing the Penn-
sylvania Railroad from discontinuing
the construction of the projected com-
peting line between Harrisburg and
Pitisburg, known as the South Pennsyl-
nis Railroad, by the purchase and
itrol of the property and franchises
the latter road and its substaotial
consolidation with the former, and the
control and purchase of the Beech
Creek Railroad, an important coal-car-
rying line.
The Attorney-General succeeded in
obtaining injunctions against all the par
ties to the arrangement, forbidding its
consummation, and as these proceedings
have been affirmed by the Supreme
Court the belief is very general that the
construction of the road will soon be re
sumed and eventually operated as an in-
dependent line of transportation.
The other proceeding begun by the
Attorney-General is aimed at the com-
bination entered into by the several
great trunk lines and their auxiliaries
and certain coal mining companies to
control, fix and raise the rates of trans
portation of persons and commodities
and the price and amount of coal to be
mined and sold This combination, var-
jously known as the “Trunk Line Pool”
and the “Coal Pool,” is a manifest viola-
tion of law, as well of the principles of
the common law as of the plain provis-
jons of the State Constitution. Its pur-
pose is to raise the price snd amount of
a necessary of life, and arbitrarily and
at the will of a few capitalists and for
their profit to raise the cost of living of
the people, to interfere with their busi-
ness and comfort, and to oblige an en-
tire commonwealth to pay tribute to the
cupidity and speculating purposes of a
few men.
The suit is brought to determine the
question whether or not the Constitu-
tion is = nullity as to corporations,
It will be an onerous undertaking to
conduct this litigation, the Governor
says, and the Attorney-General should
be assisted by liberal appropriations to
defray the necessary cost of preparing
and conducting a suit of such magni
tude,
Oe
Old and mutilated bank notes when
returned to the United States treasury
are chopped up and made into a pulp
which is moulded into various shapes
and forms. The latest design is a mina
true bust of Mrs. Cleveland, and takes
$10,000 worth of old bank notes to make
one design. We have seen bigger busts
made with less money.
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BANISH THE STOVES!
For the last forty years since railroads
have been equipped with heavy carsand
run at high rates of speed, scarcely a year
has passed without loss of life from the
burning of car wrecks. The method of
dieating cars now is substantially the
same as it was forty years ego. Each car
has a stove, and the only improvement
yet made is a better system of securing
them more firmly and putting them ins
sort of metal casing. But the beginning
of the present year has shown again,
precautions against the buring of wreck-
ed cars are totally inadequate, and that
the present system of heating should be
superceeded by something radically dif-
ferent.
The method employed upon the eleva-
ted railroads in the cities shows that a
train of cars can be perfectly heated
without the possibility of fire in case of
an accident. The method consists in a
pipe furnished with steam from the en-
gine. Itisa very simple arrangement
and should be adopted upon all rail-
roads.
ee nl inion
Several years ago Col. Thomas G,
Jones, now Speaker of the Alabama
House of Representatives, said in a
speech in Ohio: “We can bequeath to
our children nobler legacies than discord
and hate.” The other day he received
from Boston a handsome silver-mounted
gavel. Inscribed upon it were his own
words quoted above, and accompanying
it was a note saying that a number of
Northern gentlemen begged his accep-
tance of the Speaker's gavel which was
presented in cordial recognition of his
personal worth and ardent patriotism.
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Private advices from Indiana indicate
that there will be no election for Sena-
tor. Each side is strong enough to defeat
the other. The Democrats control the
Senate and the Republicans the House.
This will result it is said by those who
are most familiar with the situation, in
leaving a vacancy until another Legisla-
ture can be elected. This will take two
years. A number of years ago there was
just such a deadlock, and Indians, was
for two years represented in the Senate
by one Senator only.
There is great excitement in the state
—thie Republican house and Democratic
senate can not agree to hold a joint con-
vention for the election of a Senator.
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The Boston Herald remarks: When
the Democratic House of Representa
tives passes a pension bill appropriating
$76,000,000 for the year—more than the
DEATH OF JOH
CUMBS TO CANCER.
High Esteem in Which
Ex-Secretary Chandler FPronounces
Glowing Eulogy.
New
806)
York, Jan. 1l.--John
yesterday
for
Roach
morning.
three
at
had
o'clock
been known nearly
He was conscious up to b o'clock,
wards wer
His tongue involved,
was not
the tongue
Dr. E
early Sunday night that Mr,
not live many hours at the longest,
were consequently disposed to
in his room
which they 3
wish that they shouid retire, and they
That was at 11 o'¢
friend of
when t time
usu
i d so
HOCK.
intimate Mr. Roach; the Rav
Howard
mtimate
were the
friend, and the attending nun
only persons that remained through
out the night with the dying man
Hx
ROACH
famil
J
Just before the eft room he
¥
that he wished WU
Belden
entire expenses of the Government be- |
fore the war—all for Federal soldiers and |
their representatives, it is high time to]
cease talking of Democrats as “rebels’
or enemies of the government. But that |
political “property will never do service |
in another campaign. *
The Rerontan may be allowed to add |
that when the public debt is being re-|
duced at the rate of 7 to © millions, it
don’t look as if a democratic administra- |
tion would ruin the country.
signified to Dr
speak to him, and when the doctor leaned
over him ked
“Hov
“It is almost Dr. Belden,
Are you glad that your
an end soon
* answered Mr. Roach
thie
he added
suffering will be at
You
These inst words be
afterwards he appeared
wnething but did not suo
He sank grad: y during the nigh
i worse about daybreak.
+ suddenly fell into a stale
was evident that he was
family were
anxious to
cowl
ey
of coma, & it
The members of his
sons SAI MPA EOS
A, NNUAL STATEMENT OF TME
FARMERS MUTUAL FIRE INS, CO. |
Office of the Farmers’ Mutual Fire Ina
Company of Centre county, Pa.
Cextee Harr, Pa, January 10, 1887, — |
In compliance with the provisions of their char
ter, the Twenty-ninth Aunusl Statement of the
transactions of the Company is hereby presented
ASSESTS
fils receivable, bein
premium notes due and
payable by members
fou insurance the past
FORE ...comsrrcimiaisinginsons
Cash premiums and tax.
Borrowed money...
Cash in treasury...
Making the total availa
ble assests for the past
JOAar...... A
EXPENEES,
Compensation of direct
Salary of Secretary
salary of Treasurer,
Extra services of Secre-
Printing, office rent, post
age and stationery.
Riection board.........
Stale Ins. Report
Moses Thompson
house cheat -
Moses Thompson interest
Note in bank
D. 8, Erb on implements,
D. 8. Kauffman & Co, on
wda '
8 Musser...
WHOes |... ...coccce00
Total accruing assests
and funds of the Co,
the pest year loss ex.
anes
195 08
100 00
Mw
11%
5 00
500
on
TOU 00
1437
150 Ww
130 25
1460 00
Au
LCR] 308 38
Hus
119.208 56
s—
1251068
15819 m2
Minus cancelations and
LAX O05 DOMES. .o...oiover im
Making the total avails
ble assests of Co. this
BAY cos cvvmsivsssmmsves renin oor 117 631 66
¥ace value of premuim .
notes in foroe this day, 125,649 57
Insurance taken the past
Risks and insurances of
1582. 3. 4andb.............
Making risks and insur
ances this da ;
Liabilities for
8 P.Rable........ $1000 00
Jess $100 on witness foes,
&e.
Win. MeFarland.. 700 00
D. 8. Brb....... econ 18 47
Kate 4 Maggie Alexan-
ABT... concnsisorssrenns 1 16 00
D. B. Kauffman 4 D0
Amount outstanding... 1,156 81
At the election held the same day the following
pamed members were elected directors for the
ensuing year: Samuel Gramley, Daniel Brum-
gart, J. H. Moser, H. E. Duck, J. B. Fisher, 8, J.
Herring, Fred Kurtz, 8, G, Slack, Wm. McFarlane
Jacob Bottorf,J. G. Baily, H. C, Campbell.
Whereupon the board organized by electing
the following officers for the etisuing year: Presi:
dent, Fred Kang Vice President, 8. J. Herring:
Secretary, D. F. Luse; Treasurer, Wm. Wolf,
D. ¥. Loss, FRED, KURTZ,
Secretary. President.
Agent for Miles township also Walkerand Mar,
fon, Samuel Gramley.
155,008 34
1,264 867 599
1,410.50 73
sedi}
una
he died
present
he members of the
Mra Roach, John B,
three children, of Chester,
were
wife and
Mr
Mo
deiphia
Btephen W
Pa. :
of Phila
Roach,
son: Mis
Pherson, and her husband,
Mr. and Mm Garrett
Roach, the youngest
John Wal
Death
, & nephew
ached very gradually and came
80 quiet at it diffient’t to say just
when it occurred 1 was due, the
said. to exhaustion consequent
oer
Mr.
was
on
cities
soem after the opening of
before the day was half over
letters, telegram
began to the hu mouring.
Among the telegrams was one from James
E Ward & Co
Steamship line, in which it
ica has Jost
we one of our best friends.”
C. H. Mallory, the principal of the Mallory
line, wrote: “1 feel that I have lost an old
and esteemed friend. For many years I have
been intimately connected with Mr. Roach in
business matters, and take great pleasure in
saying that I have never known a more fair
and honorable business man. He will be a
great loss to all with whom he has had any
dealings and to the country at large.”
Telegrams or letters of condolence were
also received from J. B. Houston, president
of the Pacific Mail Steamship company; W,
& A. Fletcher, the builders of steamboat
engines, and Dr. J. J. Edmondson, of Phila
deiphia
Among the callers during the day were ex-
Secretary of the Navy Chandler and United
States District Attorney Stephen A. Walker.
Mr. Chandler said, when asked for his opinion
of Mr. Roach: ‘‘He was the greatest unedy-
cated man 1 bave ever known. His mind
was large, as well as acute. He meditated
deeply upon a great variety of subjects be-
sides those connected with his business, and
conversed interestingly upon all. He was
intellectually a man of remarkable power.
With more education be would have been
among the foremost leaders of his day and
country. He was, in fact, one of the most
wonderful products of Irish birth and Ameri-
can experience, He was emphatically a man
as wise as a serpent and as barmiess as
a dove: truthful, straightforward, honest
and upright in all his dealings. 1 don't be-
lieve he ever sought or obtained an unfair
business advantage. He was absolutely
without guile. He was tender hearted tos
fault, overflowing with the milk of human
kindness, and was all his life engaged in
helping the needy and deserving. never
harmed a human being, and erowded his life
with good deeds towards his wen. He
died broken hearted, but free from ani
mosity, and leaves a name and reputation
which will always be held in the highest
honor by the workingmen and citizens of
America.”
The funeral will be held at 11 o'clock
Thursday morning, In Bt. Paul's Methodist
church, under the of the Rev
td
to pour in same of
was said: “Amer.
Gre
will take part in the
and his family have attended ol
The interment will be made in
| x . .
SHERIFF'S SALE.
SHERIFF'S BALES BY VIRTUE OFSUNDH
writs of Fieri Faclas, Levari
Venditioni Exponas issued out of the Court of Cin
mon Pleas of Centre county, Pa., and
1 be exposed at public sale at the co
house, in the borough of Bellefonte, on
i BATURDAY, JAN , 1887,
iat 1:30 o'clock p. m., the following property,
wit :
All
»p
those three certain tracts or pleces «¢
townsnip, Centr
county, Pa
No. 1. One thereof containing 453 acres
or Juss, surveyed on a warrant granted by
jCommonweaith of Pennsylvania to Jame
Hale,
No, 2. One other thereof fo
allowance
0.8. Ove other thereo! containing the
BAIN
of acres, namely, 438 acres
sllow
and
thetownship and county aforesaid. excepting ane
heretofore agreed Ww be sold to Jonathan Walker
by Peter M. Housel, 8 former owner of said prem
isos, This reservation not to include the
the 1st day of August, A
{right to enter and cut the same
Also all the right, title, interest, elal
mand « to or sut of the ilowin
situate 1x
Centre county, afores
wit
» and de
id described as {oll
No. 4. One thereof surveyed in
to Joseph Morris, containing
i perehes Of land :
One other thereof surveyed
land ie
in pu
jof Pennsylvania to Moore
Wharton,
488 acres apd 146
i perches of land
One other thereo! surveyed
a "
NO. 2
west 120 perches Lo stones, thence by land
posed aan) east 40 perches 10 ones
deg. east Lip prot thence by vacant
Mond, north b deg, west 72 perches Lo thie las “ of
beginning, containing 100 acrds an third) perch.
OF BG BLOWERS ro a1
evi
wip
" north
:
ad
Hien L0 sLones
sw mill and
No, ol. A 7
fituate in Mi
i, bounded
Aher oul
"
{ {
ie
{
William
perches 0 &
o perches
Lek
mn
winul osk, th 5
wore
1140 slones, ther
1 inorih 1 deg. west og
land of Pelt
CE LO Monies, then
¢ of begin
* peat
bsg
bis inning si
Soph Er. Bhi
wy ivania to Rebecca Waln, containing 4
nd 163 perches of land, !
One other thereof
Of 6 WAIrADt granied by 1
ney iy
One other
of & warrant grants
ivania, to George GF. Conlsingis
e of & warrant grants
‘sunsylvania to Wi
f
HOW a
land
i
$
; i bearing
i ¥ ol Navember, A. il, <
5 atres and allowance of six per cent
bowuded and described as J
0 wit at stones thenoe ‘by land
{Jazues MeManus, south 13° west 220 perches §
| pom thence by land of A Valentine. nos
[aRie” west 320 pe rehes 10 8 white ogk, thenoe ©
Hand of George Dalton, north 132" seal 230 pe
{os to 8 post, thenoe by land of Prederick Da
{soulh Sele" ena BX
{ No. ld And abo the one undivided
ofa of land surveyed in pu
ii g ted by Lhe CX
{vatis to Nathan J. Mitchell
day of November
Mg $00 acres ana
¢ of six per cent
ribbed as
th
wR by pointers, Lai
hall part
ai
PWR
i i 1. Hake, Bug, perches
narth 217 percher to post, thente by
i ight of Mary N Wharton east 83 perches
i oak thence by land in right of Samuel
wo [17 perches to place of begh
| ganning at
i i WIghl
0 stones
835
w gl
» 4
Also the undivided one thir
1 tract of land sted, situate i
shoe township, in the « of & ri, OGnda
ng in all 196 acres and perches and allo
parte
FEES
18. Also the undivided
tract of mind land in Spow Sho
vip and county of Centre, containing in a
{13% meres and 9855 perches,
No Also bis right, Gide, interest, property
erty, claim and demand of in and to the undivi
ided moity of a certain tract of unseated land
situate in Howard and Snow Ehoe townships, Jit
said County of Centre, surveyed on the
of November, 1853, in pursuance of
{ranted by the Commonwealth of Pa, to N. J
M#tchell bearing date the 11th day of November
1853, being the same tracts or pleces of land which
wihird part of
flow
id
County of Centre by Deel poll beariog date ib
ist day of July A. D. 1556 daly
in open Court of Common Pless for said count
of Centre and entered among the records thereof
in Book “C' page 812 granted and conveyed unto
the said Joseph A. Clay in fee and which first
©
were afterwars sold to sald Joseph A. Clay
D. A Musser, Treasurer of said county of Oentm
for unseated and taxes and duly conveved |
him jo the said Joseph A. Clay in fee by fourteen
several Deeds poll bearing date the 14h dav of
september 1876, acknowledged in open Court of
Common Pleas for the said county of Oentre, and
intended to be forthwith recorded together with
the herediments apd appurtances. Scized taken
in execution apd to be sold ua the property of
Harry G. Clay, Executor of Joseph A ay, de
© .
No. 18. All that certain tract of land in Tavior
township, Centre county, bounded as follows: Be-
gloning at a Line corner of Richard Downing
tract thence by Richard Downing uorth 490° east
100 perches to th corner of Webb tract thenoe
by Alice Webb north sig cast 92 perches 10 post
thence by Ridge and Bubb north 2° west 190
perches {0 post north 3° west 92 perches to post
north 63° west 32 rehes to a post thence
by Vauhn south 663¢° west 104 perches to
a spritce south 45° west 194 perches 0 stones
thence oy other land of the party of the first part
sotth 89% cust 105 perches thenoe north 51% east
slong Downing line 160 perches to the place of
beginping, containing 365 acres be the same more
of joss being a survey made in pursnance of a
warrant i January 2, 1884, to William Adder
man,
No. 19. Also, 30 much of Robert Campbell sur
above tract as feos withia the oi
beginning sta post © of
' west shen thence
i ae BM
of Nag
deceased.
The soo
§ Williaa Bute
Seouased
ibe BOY
GF lin
| conmed
&. The account
trator of do
£8
A
oA
+ G6 JROOL
i 400 BODOUNLY Of ©
iStelin, ad #1
of Howard townshii
i
i Whereas. the Hon A. O. Furst, President o
ithe Uourtef Common Piess of the 4k Judicial Dis
{tnet, consisting of ihe coublies «f CUesire snd
Huntingdon, and the Hon Jas kK Smith and the
{of Deg, 188, to me directed, for “olding a Uourt of
jail Delivery and
i Quarter Sessions of the Peace in seliefonte, for the
lootinty of Centre, and to commerce on the Fourth
Monday of January next, being the 26th day of Jas
7, and to continue two weeks. Aotice is bereby
ven ta the Udroner, Justices o! the Peace, A ermen
{and Constables of said county of Ventre, that they be
then and there in thelr proper persons, ai IW o'clock
is the fornoon of B.0 day, with thelr records fngui-
imtbons, examinations, and their own remembrances
{to do tbowe things which to their office appertainst
| tre done, and Lone who are bound ju recogaizances t
| prosecute againet the prisoners that sarees shall be in
| the jail of Uenire county, be then and there to prose
{vute against them as siall be jun
| Given ander tay band, at Beliviete. the fist dayo
{of Dec. in the year of oGr Lord i986, and theyode
ibundred and tenth yesr of ihe | independce we
dbeUnited States. W MILES WALKER, Sheil
i
LOW RATES TO THE INAUGURA-
TION OF GOVERNOR BEAVER
VIA PENNSYLVANIA
RAILROAD.
Governor James A Beaver will be in-
angurated at Harrisburg, on Tuesday,
January 18th, 1887. The ceremonies in
cident 10 the occasion will be interestin
embracing a great parade of the Natio
Guard of Pesnsylvania, processions of
civic and politieal organ zations, and oth-
er public demonstrations. The festivities
will be continaed during the evening,
when a grand pyrotechnic display, con.
sisting of a number of beautiful pieces,
will be given on an island in the Sasque-
hauna river, jost opposite the Govern
or's Mansion, and the events of the da
will conclude with a grand military ball,
In order to accommodate those who
desire to attend, the Pennsylvania Rail-
turn, at $3.00 to the pablic, and at §2.50
nized bodies of Bfty or more
mem Excursion tickets will also
yoivte on Northern Central Railway be
ween Baltimore and Harrisburg, and
Troy and Harrisbarg, from ail ts on
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